Selected applicants will receive free online training over an eight-week course, up to $10,000 in AWS credits, and the chance to present in a final showcase event at Amazon offices in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 1, 2019 – US Ignite is pleased to announce a new Smart City Startup Accelerator program designed to guide developers through the process of launching a cloud-based busine…

New consortium of industry partners includes: AT&T, C Spire, Cisco, Fujitsu, Current by GE, iconectiv, Interdigital, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Verizon Community partners include: Austin, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; District of Columbia; Independence, Ore.; Kansas City, Mo.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Portland, Ore.; San Diego, Calif.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Denver, Co. WAS…

The NSF-funded Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF) is sponsoring a Workshop whose goal is to teach university and college faculty how to use the various NSF-funded midscale experimental testbeds in their classes. Wednesday May 29 - Thursday May 30th, 2019 George Washington University Washington, DC The workshop will feature instructional material,talks and offer hands-o…

PAWR Program News As a Strategic Member of the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA), The PAWR project is co-hosting the First OAI North America workshop on June 25-27 at Nokia-Bell Labs Murray Hills Campus in New Jersey. Come join us to learn more about the progress of the platforms and interact with the global OAI community. Reasons to Attend   The first two awarded platforms in t…

POWDER-RENEW team completes fixed campus deployment of first PAWR network testbed, creating a research platform for the development of breakthrough wireless communications technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 2, 2019 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a consortium of 29 industry partners, today announced the c…

St. Petersburg Innovation District will oversee the delivery of technology advancement and economic development in the international smart city program March 25, 2019 – St. Petersburg, FL -- Today, US Ignite, a non-profit organization seeking to accelerate the smart city movement, and Spectrum announced the selection of St. Petersburg as a Smart Gigabit Community, with the St. Petersburg Inn…

Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Federal Consulting and Advocacy Firm to Represent US Ignite, Inc. Issue Date: February 1, 2019 PART ONE:  Background US Ignite Overview US Ignite is a national nonprofit, a 501(c)(3), that is accelerating the smart city movement – and creating value for an entire ecosystem – by guiding communities into the connected future, creating a path for pr…

Request for Proposals (RFP): Video Support Date Issued: January 18, 2019 Please note: Click here for a PDF version of this document. Section 1: Overview of RFP US Ignite seeks a partner to provide contracted video support at the 7th Annual US Ignite Application Summit from April 1-4, 2019. The event will be held in Denver, Colorado. US Ignite is soliciting bids from all interested partie…

US Ignite is pleased to announce the proposals accepted as part of our recent round of Application Development Awards announced opened for submission in August of 2018. The Application Development Awards provide up to ten thousand dollars in funding per proposal submitted and accepted from one of our Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC). This round of awards a total of eighty thousand dollars to im…

The spring Smart Cities Connect conference and US Ignite Application Summit are closer than you think. Submit panel proposals now and enter the Smart 50 Awards for a chance to be recognized at the joint event as one of the 50 most transformative smart projects of the year. The deadline for both is November 9. Panel Proposals Submit your Panel Proposal for review and consideration. Special…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smart Cities Accelerator, Labs + Environment (SCALE) San Diego is on a mission to bring together local community talent, technology and innovation to solve urban challenges. The organization is partnering with US Ignite and the City of San Diego, with sponsorship from Cox Communications, to develop a Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC) Program entitled IGNITE | SCALE …

New ATIS/US Ignite Initiative Advances Smart Cities Data Exchange WASHINGTON – September 12, 2018 – ATIS and US Ignite today announced the launch of a joint initiative to give cities the ability to greatly enhance their Smart Cities’ data sharing capabilities and is inviting cities and municipalities of all sizes to participate. This new initiative is bringing city thought-leaders and in…

US Ignite Launches New Program to Connect Smart City Leaders with Federal Funding Opportunities; Includes Investment of More Than $200,000 from Knight Foundation Effort will provide cities with the tools they need to develop more responsive, people-focused smart city solutions WASHINGTON – August 8, 2018 – US Ignite Inc., a nonprofit advancing the development of smart, connected communit…

New Request for Proposals Announced in $100M “Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research” Program The PAWR Project Office is releasing its second Request for Proposals as part of a nationwide program to create city-scale testbed sites for advancing next-generation wireless research WASHINGTON – August 1, 2018 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office (PPO), l…

We're hiring! Join the movement and our Smart Gigabit Communities team. Job Description - Director of Smart Community Development Background US Ignite, a nonprofit public-private partnership, seeks a Director of Community Development for its Smart Gigabit Community (SGC) Project, the most ambitious and productive smart community effort in the United States. In its first two years, the …

With all due credit to Hamilton, “this is not a moment, it’s a movement.” The 2018 US Ignite Application Summit in Kansas City showed us there is a groundswell of support for smart city research and advanced networking projects, and a hunger for shared information from civic leaders intent on building the next generation of smart and connected communities. But don’t take our word for…